Protect Our Dolphins

WDCS is launching an urgent campaign in response to the UK government's announcement that it is likely to grant permission for oil and gas exploration inside the Special Area of Conservation in the Moray Firth. The SAC was set up to protect the Firth's endangered resident population of Bottlenose dolphins, who could be driven to extinction by this move. (SAC area illustration amended.)

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[WDCSUK]

Visit w w w . p r o t e c t o u r d o l p h i n s . o r g to sign the online petition.

[honeymurphy]

is there a petition to sign? this is criminal.

[WDCSUK]

YouTube doesn't permit posting of URLs in comments, but if you got to the website shown at the end of the video you can sign our online petition.

[Drebbin345]

how many dolhpins are there here?

[WDCSUK]

There are approximately 130 Bottlenose dolphins in this population (a precise count is difficult due to births, deaths and migratory individuals). These dolphins are unique - much larger than "regular" Bottlenose dolphins and with an extra layer of blubber to protect them against the cold North Sea.

[WDCSUK]

The UK government has announced that is likely to grant an oil exploration license inside the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC). If granted, this could not only spell disaster for the Moray Firth dolphins, but could lead to other SACs being exploited in a similar manner. We must prevent this from happening, or valuable bio-diversity will be lost. Extinction is forever.

[anotherYank]

This would be an catastorphe for the dolphins other marine life, and the marine enviroment if this project was to go through.

We must do all we can to prevent the government from taking back their promise of keeping this area safe.

We must prevent this oil exploration from proceeding.Protect Our Dolphins.,Extinction is forever!

[dolphinchaz]

This ludicrous idea must be stopped. These dolphins are living on a knife edge already. Well done WDCS - every success!

[TheMrsnikkisixx]

I am writing to my MP and the government leaders!